Nicole Kidman had a pre-taped greeting to promote The Invasion, Joel Silver's latest remake of the Body-Snatcher story in which the aliens are microbes this time. The interview was full of jump-cuts -- had the feel of something that was creatively edited after the fact. Nic had nothing interesting to say, just praised nearly every crew member by name. The movie is not impressive looking -- could it be the first Body-Snatchers movie to suck?
One Missed Call is a big-budget remake of a Takashi Mi
It's here: Adult Swim's Tim Heidecker (right) and Eric Wareheim (uh, left) are performing tonight at the Glass House in Pomona; amazingly, tickets are still available.Tim and Eric are the guys behind quasi-cartoon Tom Goes to the Mayor and, more recently, the sketch comedy program Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!. They're both extremely acquired tastes, but among those who have acquired it, based on their appearances on the show, include some of our nation's bona funniest people (Bob Odenkir
A lot of emails pass through a music editor's inbox in a given day, but here's a surefire way of getting some attention: make the subject "LARGEST GATHERING OF BARBERSHOP ENTHUSIASTS ON THE PLANET."Oh yes. It's happening. June 28 though July 5, at the hilton Anaheim. It's apparently the 71st annual (!) Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention, with all sorts of events planned, most notably the "Bank of America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest." Sounds like a real rowdy dow.Whenev